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	Mission

ASAP is an independent non-governmental body of national research and advocacy organisations from Asia and the Pacific committed to reducing the transmission and impact of HIV/AIDS. It aims to:

1.	promote opportunities for the discussion of HIV/AIDS issues and the exchange of relevant information and technologies

2.	influence HIV/AIDS policy development in the Asia and Pacific regions and awareness of the gravity of the regional epidemic internationally; and

3.	work with different regional sectors and stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific towards collective advocacy efforts.

	Aims and objectives

ASAP aims to reduce the transmission and impact of HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific region.
ASAP's specific objectives include:

1.	promoting opportunities for the discussion of HIV/AIDS issues and the exchange of relevant information and technologies;

2.	influencing HIV/AIDS policy development in the region;

3.	raising awareness of the gravity of the regional HIV/AIDS epidemic at an international level; and

4.	working with different regional sectors and stakeholders towards collective advocacy efforts.

	Achievement of aims and objectives

The aims and objectives in Rule 3.2 will be achieved by:

1.	ensuring the continuation of regional conferences;

2.	developing a non-governmental voice on policy and advocacy which is based on expert knowledge across both the region and different areas of expertise;

3.	building better links between researchers and other people involved in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Asia and the Pacific region;

4.	helping to link national and regional HIV/AIDS organisations in Asia and the Pacific region;

5.	acting as a bridge between HIV/AIDS organisations based in specific communities and more general HIV/AIDS organisations; and

6.	doing anything else the Executive Committee considers necessary and/or desirable to achieve ASAP's mission, aims and objectives.

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